Do You Go to a Dead Church?
Revelation 3:1-6 · October 26, 2022
In “The Dead Church | Staying Alive,” a message on Revelation 3, Calvary Chapel Tucson explores Jesus’ warning to the church in Sardis. The teaching calls believers to stay watchful, strengthen their faith, repent, and avoid distractions such as wealth, with a promise of hope for those who remain faithful to Christ.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and 1 Peter 4:17
02:31 The church in the last days (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
03:45 To the angel of the church in Sardis (Revelation 3:1)
04:36 The city of Sardis
09:20 The seven Spirits of God and the seven stars (Revelation 3:1; Zechariah 4:6; Isaiah 11:2)
11:29 You have a name that you are alive, but you are dead (Revelation 3:1)
15:09 Those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare (1 Timothy 6:9-10)
19:07 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain (Revelation 3:2; 1 Corinthians 16:13)
19:35 Pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape (Luke 21:36)
20:35 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation (Matthew 26:40-41)
20:46 Watch for false teachers (Acts 20:29-31)
22:51 Hold fast and repent (Revelation 3:2-3)
25:11 Therefore if you will not watch (Revelation 3:3)
27:27 I will come upon you as a thief (Revelation 3:3)
29:18 You will not know what hour I will come upon you (Revelation 3:3)
30:17 They shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy (Revelation 3:4)
31:35 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments (Revelation 3:5)
35:48 I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels (Revelation 3:5)
37:50 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches (Revelation 3:6)
38:48 Wealth can be a hindrance to our life with Christ
39:38 Be watchful and strengthen the things that remain
39:56 If you confess the name of Jesus and live for Him, He will confess your name
40:46 Closing prayer
